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MEET THE NEW WRITING NORTH YOUNG WRITERS
NEW WRITING NORTH YOUNG WRITERS:
New Writing North's intrepid young writers performed powerful poetry across the metr...
MEET THE WRITING SQUAD
THE WRITING SQUADThe Writing Squad and Durham University SLAM team lead by Kym Deyn entertained the crowds from Hayma...
INTRODUCING APPLES AND SNAKES
MEET THE NATIONAL POETRY TEAMS...
APPLES AND SNAKES
Spoken word poetry pioneers Apples and Snakes wowed the crowds wi...
NATIONAL POETRY DAY METRO TAKEOVER
We had so much fun during our Metro poetry takeover across Newcastle for National Poetry Day. Here are a few photos f...
ANTHEM OF THE NORTH - LEMN SISSAY
Lemn Sissay was seventeen when he wrote his first poetry book, which he hand-sold to the miners and millworkers of W...
ANTHEM OF THE NORTH - LEMN SISSAY
Lemn Sissay Anthem of the North The North Star leads the way To the mountain top in awe That, my friend, is why th...
1 DAY TO GO TO NATIONAL POETRY DAY
There's only 1 day to go before our National Poetry Day Metro Takeover! Join us at 1pm on the 4th October at Monumen...
NATIONAL POETRY DAY METRO TAKEOVER
To celebrate National Poetry Day, the Poetry Book Society are joining forces with some of the most exciting new po...
NATIONAL POETRY DAY SCHOOLS OFFER
‘The Poetry Book Society is a great place for discovery… I wish my school library had offered me such poets‘
- Gill...
LIZ BERRY AWARDED WINTER PAMPHLET CHOICE
Following hot on the heels of her Forward Prize for Best Single Poem, we're delighted to announce that Liz Berry's T...